Did Facebook lose control of your information?

A whistleblower at data analytics company Cambridge Analytica says the UK firm received more than 50 million Facebook user profiles without user consent and the data was later used for political gain. CNET's Ian Sherr explains.

by Ian Sherr

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50M Facebook user profiles, one big data access scandal

In today's big tech news, Facebook is under fire after data on 50 million users was swept up by a UK data analytics firm.